Gilbert, Frank T. "Historic Sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and
Garfield Counties, Washington Territory; and Umatilla County, Oregon." Portland,
OR: Print & Lithographing House of A. G. Walling, 1882. p. a38.
NICHOLAS C. WILLIAMS
parents were natives of Virginia and moved to North Carolina before their
marriage. They were Stephen Williams and Nancy Clemens, The result of their
union was two boys and three girls -- Williamson, Joanna, Tabitha, Nicholas C.,
and Mary, of whom all but Joanna are still living. Nicholas C. was born in
Rowan county, North Carolina, April 15, 1826. October 31, 1848, he married
Linda C. Martin. In 1851 they went to Jackson county, then Cass county, and
then to Johnson county, Missouri, where they resided for twelve years. In
August, 1862, he volunteered in the army, but was mustered out nine months
later. It was then impossible to own property there because of the bands of
raiding guerrillas, and so Mr. Williams moved his family to Iowa in 1863, and
lived in Hardin county ten years. His health being impaired, he decided to go
to the far West, and in the fall of 1873 he came Washington Territory, stopping
in Waitsburg. The following fall he took up his present ranch on Pataha
Prairie, being one of the pioneers of that region. He now possesses one of the
finest, if not the best, farms in Garfield county, with a good residence, farm
buildings and fences. A view of this place is given on another page. Mr.
Williams is a man who possesses the full confidence and respect of his
neighbors, being admired for his integrity, energy of character anti
intelligence, characteristics that have combined to place him in a position of
comfort and prosperity. In 1878 he was elected a Commissioner of Columbia
county, which office he filled in a satisfactory manner. He has been a member
of the Baptist church from his youth, but as no organization of that church
exists here, he joined the Presbyterians a few years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Williams
have reared a family of eleven children -- Sarah A., Ruth J., J. Moffit,
Millie, Daniel B., Sanford F., Maggie C., Jasper E., Mary D., Nettie R., and
Luther N. They are all living and four of them are married. Mr. Williams is a
genial gentleman, and takes pleasure in extending the hospitalities of his
beautiful home to both friends and strangers.
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Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in February 2007 by Diana Smith.
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